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currently loaded slot () not numeric
Do not know which slot to unload tape into!
Drive 0 Full (Storage Element 0 loaded)

This generally means there is a tape in the drive and also in all slots such that there is no empty slot for Amanda to unload the tape in the drive to. As Amanda leaves the tape last used in the tape drive, this can occur if you unload all tapes in the changer and then fill in new tapes into every slot. The changer is then unable to unload the drive until at least one slot is freed up. This will cause the "loaded slot is not numeric" message because the drive will not report the currently loaded tape to be from any of the numbered slots when they are each already filled with a tape.

Remembering to eject the tape in the drive before unloading/loading tapes into the changer usually avoids this. You can use amtape's "eject" command to perform this.